Buckethead - Wikipedia. Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 1. Buckethead, is an American musician who has worked within many genres of music. He has released 3. EP. He has also performed on more than 5. His music spans many diverse areas such as progressive metal, funk, blues, bluegrass, ambient, and avant- garde music.

Buckethead is famous for wearing a KFC bucket on his head, emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker reading FUNERAL in capital black block letters, and an expressionless plain white mask, which, according to Buckethead, was inspired by his seeing Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.[2] At one point, he changed to a plain white bucket that no longer bore the KFC logo, but subsequently reverted to his trademark KFC bucket. He also incorporates nunchaku and robot dancing into his stage performances.[3][4][5]As an instrumentalist, Buckethead has received critical acclaim for his electric guitar playing, and is considered one of today's most innovative guitarists.[6] He has been voted number 8 on a list in Guitar.

One magazine of the "Top 1. Fastest Guitar Shredders of All Time"[7] as well as being included in Guitar World's lists of the "2. He performs primarily as a solo artist, though he has collaborated extensively with a wide variety of high- profile artists such as Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Les Claypool, Serj Tankian, Bill Moseley, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen, That 1 Guy, Bassnectar, and was a member of Guns N' Roses from 2. Buckethead has also written and performed music for major motion pictures, including: Saw II, Ghosts of Mars, Beverly Hills Ninja, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Last Action Hero, and contributed lead guitar to the track "Firebird" featured on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie soundtrack. Personal & Early life[edit]Brian Patrick Carroll was born on May 1.

Tom and Nancy Carroll (died 2. Lynn, Lisa, Lori, and John.[1. His father (who died in September 2.

Athletic Director at Damien High School from 1. Carroll grew up in a Southern California suburb not far from Disneyland. In his youth, he was a shy kid and spent most of his time in his room, which was filled with comic books, games, martial- arts movie memorabilia, and toys. He also spent a lot of time at Disneyland.[2]Carroll began playing guitar at the age of 1.

He learned how to play from an elderly man who lived down the road, who died before he moved. He had been quoted as saying, however, that he did not become serious until a year later when he moved from Huntington Beach, California to Claremont. His playing began improving by taking private lessons from various teachers at a local music store. His early teachers included Max Mc. Guire, Johnny Fortune, Mark Hammond, Pebber Brown and Paul Gilbert. Buckethead played a tribute to all his early teachers when the Deli Creeps played a show at Styles Music's 2. He then began making demo recordings of both his playing as well as his writing styles, which would later be released in 2.

The Buckethead persona came to be when Carroll saw the 1. Halloween 4 and was inspired by the film. He went right out after seeing it and bought a Michael Myers- like white mask.

In October 2017, Carroll gave an out of character interview discussing all ranges of his life, the Buckethead character, his parents' deaths, his health issues, and. IMDb went to New York Comic Con 2017 to learn crucial tidbits about Marvel's anticipated new series, "Runaways." Watch to find out what we discovered. Priyanka Chopra and Adam Devine were shooting their upcoming film Isn't It Romantic? in New York City on Tuesday - and her character got in a bit of a bind.

The bucket idea came later that night while eating Kentucky Fried Chicken: I was eating it, and I put the mask on and then the bucket on my head. I went to the mirror. I just said, 'Buckethead. That's Buckethead right there.' It was just one of those things. After that, I wanted to be that thing all the time.— Buckethead, 1. Guitar Player Magazine [2]In October 2. Carroll gave an out of character interview discussing all ranges of his life, the Buckethead character, his parents' deaths, his health issues, and how he copes with overcoming fear.[1.

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During the podcast, he revealed he has been diagnosed with the potentially life- threatening condition of heart arrhythmia. He stated he had a cardiac ablation performed and uses medicine to control the issue.[1. Early solo career and Praxis[edit]In 1.

Class- X, Carroll entered a song called "Brazos" into a Guitar Player magazine contest. It was a runner- up, with editors raving: An astonishingly skilled guitarist and bassist, he demonstrates post- Paul Gilbert speed and accuracy filtered through very kinky harmonic sensibilities.

His psychotronic, demonic edge is very, very far removed from the clichés of classical metal and rock. A real talent to watch, also known as "Buckethead."[1. In the same year, the magazine's editor, Jas Obrecht, came to know of Buckethead when Carroll and his parents left a demo recording at the magazine's reception desk for Obrecht. Impressed with this demo, he rushed into the restaurant where Buckethead and his parents were having lunch and encouraged him to make the most of his talent.[1. They soon became friends. In 1. 98. 9 a song called "Soowee" by Buckethead got honorable mention in another song contest.

In 1. 99. 1, Buckethead moved into Obrecht's basement. The song "Brazos" was eventually released on the 1. Deli Creeps, titled "Tribal Rites," and again as bonus material in Buckethead's Secret Recipe DVD in 2. Luke Sacco was his teacher. In 1. 99. 1 Buckethead contributed to Derek Bailey's Company project alongside, among others, John Zorn and Alexander Bălănescu, resulting in a triple album called Company 9.

After his first two demo tapes, called Giant Robot and Bucketheadland Blueprints, Buckethead released Bucketheadland on John Zorn's Japanese Avant record label in 1. Though available only as a pricey import, the record received positive reviews and earned some attention. At about this time, Buckethead fell into the orbit of prolific bassist/producer Bill Laswell, himself an occasional Zorn collaborator; Buckethead (as a performer, producer, or composer) was introduced to Laswell with the help of Limbomaniacs drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia, who gave Laswell a video of Buckethead playing in his room.[1. Buckethead soon became Laswell's second staple guitar player, besides Nicky Skopelitis. In 1. 99. 2, Buckethead, with Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, and Bryan "Brain" Mantia, formed the supergroup. Praxis. Their first album, Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis), released the same year, was well received. The project was Bill Laswell's concept, and has since involved other guests such as Serj Tankian of System of a Down, among many others.

Buckethead participated in every release except the initial 1. Mold (1. 99. 8). In 1. Buckethead auditioned to play for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The band eventually ended up with Arik Marshall.[1. Dave Navarro. After some legal complications with Sony Music Entertainment, Buckethead decided to release his 1. Dreamatorium under the name of Death Cube K (an anagram).

Death Cube K is a separate entity that looks like a photographic negative version of Buckethead with a black chrome mask, like Darth Vader. This apparition haunts Buckethead and appears in his nightmares.[1.

Buckethead released a second studio album that year, Giant Robot, which features many guest appearances by artists such as Iggy Pop and Bill Moseley. The name of the album came from the Japanese series Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot, of which Buckethead is a fan.[1. He also released two other albums with Praxis, their second and third studio efforts: Sacrifist and Metatron. Collaboration work, movie soundtracks and Praxis[edit]In 1. Buckethead did not release any solo albums but collaborated with several artists like Jonas Hellborg and Michael Shrieve (Octave of the Holy Innocents).

He also contributed to several movie soundtracks, such as Johnny Mnemonic and Mortal Kombat. Later, in 1. 99. 6, Buckethead released his solo album The Day of the Robot with the help of English producer DJ Ninj and Laswell, plus another album with Brain and keyboardist Pete Scaturro on the small Japanese label NTT Records, called Giant Robot. Both albums were printed only in small quantities and are collectors' items now. A second demo tape by the Deli Creeps was also recorded.

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